“We’re going to keep playing teams where our game is their season,” Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “That’s something that most people never, ever compete against, where you’re always competing against somebody’s best. . At Duke, a lot of teams have free money against us because the story is not us winning — the story is us losing, and that’s the way it’s been for 25 years.”

Kevin Foster paced the way for Santa Clara (11-3) with 29 points, but the Broncos could not keep up with Duke in the second half.